Change to mask requirements – AFC events

The AFF would like to remind all fencers that, as previously announced, the new FIE requirements for fastening systems for masks will apply to all AFC events from 1 January 2019. The first event to which the new rules will apply is the Australian Junior Championships, to be held in Melbourne in February 2019.

The new mask requirements were introduced by the FIE in response to safety concerns following a number of incidents in which masks have fallen off during bouts. Further details are contained in Rule m25.7 of the FIE Material Rules – click here.

As at 8 December 2018, the AFF have been advised that the following distributors have received approval to retro-fit masks (subject to the conditions imposed by the manufacturers):